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Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:22:32 -0400
...o2 Sensor on 2.1L I had a really good look at the wire sheath, and it does not look like coaxil cable at...
Re: Thread pitch / hole size for 1.9 WBX O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:18:21 -0800
...Robert 1982 Westfalia --- Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Working on solving FI operation problems. > > Removed O2 sensor - actually had someone do it...
Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:46:56 -0400
At 01:01 PM 4/11/2010, Jake de Villiers wrote: >It won't kill your motor to run without the O2 sensor but...
Help Wiring O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Sat, 26 Apr 2003 13:36:42 EDT
...If I understand this thing, the two white wires are to heat the O2 sensor, and the polarity is not important... Right? Now, that...
Re: O2 Sensor - Low Prices 3-wire in Canada
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:05:30 -0700
At 01:08 PM 7/15/2004, Shawn Luft wrote: >Hi > >Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced 3-wire O2 sensor available in >Canada...
Re: Buckin' Like a Bronco, Stalling
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:59:11 -0700
...Is there an O2 sensor on the part of the exhaust that's loose? If so, I would suggest that it's not grounded...
Re: FW: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:12:25 -0800
...Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion > 2) The way I understand this whole O2 thing is that it is a binary value. > Why not remove...
Re: O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:23:12 -0400
...O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions Thanks G. Matthew for the primer on O2 sensor... will order it asap. Any thoughts on the...
Re: One more %^$ part...
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:27:24 -0400
...30 seconds = O2 sensor. It should engraved on the dash. BTDT. > Not always Robert - I had this same issue with my '90 Carat when...
Re: Does O2 sensor plug into green connector?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:48:26 -0500
...The > connector on the O2 sensor I'm swapping out is also female. > > I'm about to splice in a male connector on the...
Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:15:58 -0700
...The thing that I don't understand is why the O2 sensor keeps telling me (and the van's computer) that the exhaust is...
new O2 installed - engine dies
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 14:40:54 -0400
Dear List, I finally got around to installing a new 3-wire O2 sensor (generic from Ron @ Bus Depot) on my 87 Westy Syncro...
Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
Historical mailing list - Michael R
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:04:54 -0700
Jim Felder wrote: > Maybe your O2 sensor has gone out, leaving you in "open loop" mode and its > notoriously bad gas mileage. How would...
Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - James Rasmussen
Sun, 10 May 1998 11:52:29 -0700
What are the signs that your catalytic converter is going bad? Just changed O2 sensor and I am wondering if converter sustained any damage...
Re: O2 Sensor Source
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:02:50 -0400
...O2 sensor in the near future- how much should I expect to pay for one (3-wire)? Is there a source for a sensor...
O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Street Bugs
Sun, 8 Dec 1996 04:32:26 GMT
...and was told i loose power after warm up due to a bad O2 sensor. so i decided to call up my local supplier...
Re: tap size for the O2 sensor for a 85 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - karl
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 22:24:26 -0400
...tap size for the O2 sensor for a 85 Vanagon? > Anybody have an idea of the size of the tap I would need to...
Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:21:40 -0400
...I thought disconnecting the O2 sensor sent the ECU into open-loop mode. No? Someone here said that giving the sensor wire 1.5...
Re: O2 Sensor '85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:18:18 -0400 (EDT)
On Sun, 15 Sep 1996, Psychic Trucker wrote: > Hello everyone, could someone please tell me how to turn off the O2 sensor, > or at...
Re: o2 sensor wire
Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:43:50 EDT
...the O2 sensor has one wire that goes to a connector (about a foot from the sensor) That wire on mine is black. The...
Re: Tuning by O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:41:11 -0600
...Tuning by O2 Sensor >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:23:32 -0500 > >I decided to run my '85 1.9l with the O2...
O2 sensor testing
Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:18:21 -0800
Is there a way to check if the O2 is operating under normal parameters?
Re: diagnostic help? running rich(?)...
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:57:32 -0400
...So, I unplug the O2 sensor plug, re start and it stays > smooth.... > So me thinks I have a problem involving the O2 sensor...
Re: O2 Sensor problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 25 Mar 2020 01:41:07 +0000
With meter on sensor and ground connect battery between ground and sensor input and you should see the mixture go lean and the O2...
Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:16:29 -0700
...Just do the O2 sensor and see if you get a fix. The condition of the sensor you pulled sounds not too far off...
Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:29:57 -0500
...If your O2 sensor is sooted up or something that may be causing a weak signal which tells the ECU to richen the mixture...
Re: diagnostic help? running rich(?)...
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:15:56 -0400
...So, I unplug the O2 sensor plug, re start and it stays > smooth.... > So me thinks I have a problem involving the O2 sensor...
Re: O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Marc Rainville
Wed, 20 Dec 1995 16:29:13 +0200
Hello, I put in a new O2 sensor in my van because the wire had come loose on the one that was in there...
test o2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:22:45 -0700
...Incidently, I feel that some O2 just get fouled, by soot , the propane will clean the sensor and usually the sensor can be reused...
O2 sensor grounding?
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:18:04 -0500
...is it possible to install a 4 wire O2 sensor, with heater and ground wire, in place of the OE single wire sensor? Or...
Re: adjusting CO with O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:49:50 EDT
In a message dated 10/21/2002 12:11:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > I disconnect the O2 sensor...
Re: How to remove O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:57:25 -1000
...Scott On 10/1/2015 6:37 AM, Dennis Jowell wrote: > I just started to replace my O2 sensor on my 2.2 wbx...
Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:46:54 -0600
...Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:15:29 -0500 > >Ok, I'm an idiot - I used the >http://gerry...
Re: O2 Sensor problem
Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:31:06 -0500
...The shop in Nanaimo (Vancouver Island BC) that did the rebuild cut the wires to the O2 sensor. They said the sensor causes more...
O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:55:22 -0400
O2 sensor not important, eh? Just for 'clean air wack-o's' eh? From a functionality/engineering perspective, the O2 sensor is eyeballs of...
Re: How to remove O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:00:00 -0700
...How to remove O2 sensor I just started to replace my O2 sensor on my 2.2 wbx. No,luck using my wrenches . Everything...
Bad in town Mileage
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:17:51 -0700
During testing of my O2 sensor, I found that the VW Temp II sensor seems to engage the closed loop operation sooner than an...
Re: Low oxygen monitors
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:33:00 -0800
...Up until relatively recently, oxygen sensors have been like the zirconia O2 sensors in our exhaust systems, requiring high temperatures (meaning lots of watts...
Re: 2.1L hesitation at low RPM.....
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sun, 22 Dec 2002 11:15:16 -0500
Chris; It would be helpful to know what the O2 sensor is doing during all this. My "guess" is a grounding problem between the...
tiico o2 sensor
Historical mailing list - dunks
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:26:29 -0400
...just installed a2 injectors/rail/regulator/carbon eliminator AND found that the o2 sensor is wired but not responding. sensor works individually, but can...
Re: What's Wrong With my Compression?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:33:54 -0400
...Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor help O2 Sensor monitoring Gadget sold here
Re: Catalytic converter options
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 May 1996 22:48:30 -0400
...Includes O2 sensor plug for use on earlier vehicles that have sensor in pipe. This one costs about $140.00 Hope this helps all...
Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:44:31 -0500
It's an electrical system (i.e., voltage runs from ground to the O2 sensor to the ECU to the positive terminal). If the...
O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:09:37 -0500
...It is quiet but there is no cat converter and no place to put an O2 sensor. I'm guessing the lack of an...
Re: O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Theresa Rennert
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:54:25 -0800
...I then disconnected the O2 sensor and all is well again. Could it in fact be a screwed O2 sensor or the wire that...
O2 readings
Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:20:52 -0600
I am reading between .81 and .89 volts on my O2 sensor with it hooked up to the ECU. I am thinking that indicates...
RE: Running HOT!, help, '80
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Jul 97 05:23:51 UT
...Tried hooking a 1.5 volt AA battery to the O2 sensor lead, no effect. Disconnecting O2 sensor had no affect. Bentley indicates that...
Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:14:01 -0800
The true O2 sensor circuit ground point is nowhere near the O2 sensor and does not share any wires with the O2 sensor wiring...
Re: Woody's digitool / digijet running rich
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:50:26 -0600
...Above about 0.3 the system will not go into closed loop (closed loop is when the o2 sensor samples o2 in the exhaust...
Re: o2 sensor questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:03:02 -0400
...Possibly the PO had a heated sensor in there at some point? > Which one do I hook the o2 sensor >to and is a...
1986 Vanagon GL 2.1 , 4 speed
Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
Tue, 8 May 2001 08:53:15 EDT
OK, I have disconnected the O2 Sensor and drove up the Hill without any problems, but the Vehicle was still running at around 2000...
Re: oxygen sensors checking and theory
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:38:05 GMT
I have a "readers digest" version of O2 sensor theory on my web site http://neksiwel.20m.com/ . I also have a few gadgets...
Re: O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:10:12 -0600
...I then disconnected the O2 sensor and all > is well again. Could it in fact be a screwed O2 sensor or the wire that...
Re: O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:10:12 -0600
...I then disconnected the O2 sensor and all > is well again. Could it in fact be a screwed O2 sensor or the wire that...
Re: interesting for o2 sens/power loss topic
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:50:31 -0800
...trip #1 with o2 sensor connected: 140 miles /9.683 gal= 14.46 mpg trip #2 with o2 sensor dc'd: 140 miles/ 10...
Re: Checking the O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:29:25 -0400
You will ground one lead of the meter to the engine, and run the other lead to the O2 sensor. It puts out less...
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:01:02 -0700
...O2 sensor in gutted cat question > What did this O2 sensr shields look like? > Thanks, > Tony > -- > 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" > 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" > 90...
Re: O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:36:58 -0800
...O2 sensor In the dash. by the battery light. It is labeled OXS. > >Where is the O2 sensor indicator light located on a 90...
Re: O2 sensor/CO meter schematic request
Historical mailing list
Thu, 12 Oct 95 15:56:25 MDT
...of > the O2 sensor/CO meter from the web? I don't have web access right now, > only email. > Thanks in advance, > Jack > > >
Re: O2 Sensor Readout
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 09:00:27 -0700
...This way I could monitor the mixture with and > without > the O2 sensor on-line (closed and open-loop). Am I looking at any...